Event Tag: Indigo Hotel

Though we probably need a few more days to recover from the amazing madness of this past weekend’s La Junta special event featuring Novalima and Chacombo, we wanted to remind you that we’ll be returning to our regularly scheduled programming on SUNDAY AUGUST 26!!

For this second to last getdown of the summer, we’ll be featuring one of Sao Paulo’s longtime favorite deejay/producers flying into LA for his first ever visit, plus two well-loved local bands who’ll float seamlessly across northeast Brazil’s beautiful but lesser known forró music to the funky and soulful samba styles made popular by celebrated artists such as Jorge Ben and Tim Maia:

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Those of you who have followed us for some time know that 2018 has been La Junta’s busiest summer (and year) ever…and we’re gonna crank it up another few notches with this:

Sunday Audust 12, 2018

at Hotel Indigo DTLA

La Junta Presents

NOVALIMA Live!!!

Yassssss! Latin Grammy® nominated Afro-Peruvian future roots pioneers Novalima join La Junta as part of their 2018 world tour! In support of their fifth full-length album, Ch’usay, their second on NYC’s legendary Wonderwheel Recordings, the band joins La Junta in its only Los Angeles appearance before the album’s September release.

This event is one not to miss, as it also marks La Junta’s first foray into international bookings. What better way to take this next step than to host it in our brand new outdoor venue in the heart of Downtown LA?!

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Tickets

$10 early bird special (limited quantity)

$15 online presale (limited quantity)

$20 week of show

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HOTEL INDIGO

4th Floor Pool Deck

899 Francisco St (at 9th St)

4PM – 10PM * 21 & Over with ID

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**$10 parking located @ 1000 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Live in the area? Don’t drive take the metro http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/rail_map.pdf

Novalima is a Latin Grammy nominated collective/band which since its formation in 2001, has been breaking down boundaries, uniting seemingly irreconcilable genres, communities and generations to create an inspiring movement that has revolutionized the music scene in their native Peru. Founded by four friends from Lima with a shared passion for both traditional Afro-Peruvian music and modern DJ culture, Novalima searches for the common ground between past and future, between tradition and innovation. Their efforts have also helped bridge the divide between the Peruvian mainstream and the Afro-Peruvian community, a minority population that has struggled against discrimination and the threat of cultural dissolution for generations.

While their sound is futuristic and cutting-edge, the roots of Novalima’s music stretch back hundreds of years to the times of slavery and Spanish colonial rule. In a far-too-familiar tale, African slaves were brought to Peru as early as the 1500s until the middle of the 19th Century, establishing an outpost of African culture in South America. Over the years, the soul and rhythms of Africa blended with the melodies and instruments of Europe and the Andes. The result is rich musical repertoire that has existed for generations on the periphery of Peruvian popular culture.

In 1995, American pop star David Byrne introduced the world to the treasures of Afro-Peruvian music with a compilation CD entitled The Soul of Black Peru. The collection helped give international recognition to Afro-Peruvian icons Susana Baca, Eva Ayllón, Chabuca Granda, Nicómedes Santa Cruz and others, while sparking a renewed interest back in Peru for a musical scene that had often been overlooked by the broader society.

The founders of Novalima, Ramon Perez-Prieto, Grimaldo Del Solar, Rafael Morales, and Carlos Li Carrillo, became friends while in high school in Lima. The children of artists and intellectuals, Ramon, Grimaldo, Rafael and Carlos were well-educated and well traveled, and while they grew up listening to the popular and folk music of Latin America, they also shared a fascination for rock, pop, reggae, salsa, dance and electronic music.

Indeed, without modern technology, Novalima might not have developed, as the group came together at a time when the four founders were each living in different parts of the world. From their homes in London, Barcelona, Hong Kong and Lima, they started emailing song ideas to each other. These long-distance experiments resulted in their 2002 debut album, the self-titled Novalima.

The reception to the album exceeded their wildest expectations, eventually reaching platinum sales status in Peru, and for their next album they invited more Afro-Peruvian musicians to join their recording sessions. The outcome was Afro, an album that was released worldwide in 2006 to tremendous acclaim and put Novalima on the international music map. The London Metro Evening Standard raved, “Novalima has more than succeeded in bringing the spirit and soul of Peruvian blues into the 21st century.” Afro held the #1 spot on the US College Music Journal Latin Alternative and New World radio charts for ten weeks combined.

The founders of Novalima have since returned to Lima and invited some of their favorite Afro-Peruvian musicians to form the live band: Juan Medrano Cotito, Mangüe Vasquez, Milagros Guerrero and Marcos Mosquera, as well as Alfonso Montesinos and Constantino Alvarez, all renowned local musicians. The partnership between the original cosmopolitan quartet and members of the Afro-Peruvian community has generated a great deal of attention at home, mostly because the divide between black and white in Peru has made these types of collaborations unfortunately rare. A January 2008 article in the Christian Science Monitor focused on the ways in which Novalima was introducing a new generation to Afro-Peruvian culture, asserting, “By updating traditional black music, Novalima is bridging racial divides inside Peru.” While this social impact was not necessarily their intention at the outset, the members of Novalima cherish the uncommon friendships that have developed through playing music with people of different ethnic and economic backgrounds.

On their 2009 album, Coba Coba, Novalima expanded on the critically-acclaimed formula they developed with their two previous recordings, while taking their inspiring fusion in new and exciting directions. The album’s title is derived from an Afro-Peruvian expression used to incite musicians, much like shouting “Go for it!” or “Take it!” to a musician in the midst of a great solo.

On Coba Coba, Novalima delved further into the African roots of Afro-Peruvian music, bringing in influences from its musical cousins reggae, dub, salsa, hip-hop, afrobeat and Cuban son. They took a more organic approach with the songs more accurately reflecting the live sound of the band, thanks to time spent working together as an actual band rather than a studio project. British producer Toni Economides, a regular collaborator of Nitin Sawhney, Da Lata, Bugz in the Attic and 4Hero among others, added his special touch to the album’s mixes. The result is a modern approach to Afro- Peruvian music that has made the genre accessible to a younger and wider public.

The album gave novalima a Latin Grammy nomination for best Latin alternative Album in 2009, and reached number 1 spots on USA CMJ Radio charts, as well as in Canada and European World Music Charts. The success of Novalima’s approach was never more evident than during a recent monumental concert in the main public square of Lima. Performing in front of a pulsating crowd of more than 30,000 people, Novalima presented their new vision of Afro-Peruvian music to an astounded an appreciative audience who knew they were witnessing history in the making.

In 2011, novalima signed with ESL Music, the label owned by Thievery Corporation, to release “Karimba” its new production, in January 2012.

Karimba promises to bring even wider recognition to this innovative group, while furthering their mission to inspire new generations to appreciate and respect the Afro-Peruvian contribution to the world of music. With a fresh and innovative sound that stands on a centuries-old foundation of soul and heritage, Novalima promises to keep Afro-Peruvian expression thriving long into the future.

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About Chacombo

Chacombo is an insight to the musical traditions of the AfroPeruvian culture from the coast of the country. The band is fun and enthusiastic with lots of high energy, using the national instrument of Peru, the ‘cajon’, along with the ‘cajita’ and the ‘quijada de burro’ (donkey’s jawbone). The cajon is now known worldwide, but its roots originate in the Afro Peruvian culture. Chacombo engages its audience with a tradition that has been around for several centuries driven by the ingenious creativity of the Afro-Peruvians. Playing hits known worldwide such as “Toro Mata”, “Guarangito”, as well as incorporating compositions that have traveled many generations in the other genres arranged to fit the contagious rhythms of Festijo, Lando, Zamacueca and much more.

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We know you’re thinking about your Independence Day plans, so before the chillin’ n’ grillin’ begins, we wanted to squeeze in the announcement of our next show and our new home!

SUNDAY JULY 29…as has been our luck with each new venue thus far, we’re going upwards again! Join us on the 4th Floor Pool Deck of HOTEL INDIGO in DTLA, just a few blocks away from Don Chente!

We’re calling this event our ‘MIDSUMMER MIGRATION’, going all out to bring as many of the same elements to our new digs: amazing live music, fantastic deejays, two full bars, food, cabanas & table seating, our awesome vendor village, and of course, all the beautiful vibes! And yeah–you read that right–we now have a pool! So as the party heats up, feel free to take a cool dip…towels will even be provided!

To help welcome you to our new space, LA’s CUBA RUMBA (Tuesdays at Caña) will be on hand to perform live salsa and Afro-Cuban rhythms, while Austin, TX fave Eddie Campos Chorizo Funk (Peligrosa, Austin Boogie Crew) joins La Junta Sound System on the decks to keep the dance floor poppin’!! On top of that, the good folks from JACK DANIEL’S® will be on hand with whiskey drink specials and giveaways, while all of the day’s music comes powered by QSC (boom!).

Get ready for an amazing second half of summer!!

$5 (NO FEE) LIMITED PRESALE – www.LaJuntaLA.com

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Midsummer Migration

5.00 USD

Presale (NO FEE)

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